Save the Beagles: Shut Down MBR Acres

MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments. More reliable and ethical alternatives exist, but these dogs are still being tortured in the name of science.

This is the UK’s chance to be a global leader in modern, humane testing methods that save lives without cruelty. It’s time to shut down MBR Acres for good.

MBR Acres is a house of horrors. Behind its locked gates in Huntingdon, over 2,000 beagle puppies are bred every year, only to be used, abused, and killed in the name of “science.” You can help us end this forever.

Some puppies are bled and dissected on-site, their organs harvested. Others are shipped off for toxicology testing, where they suffer unimaginable pain - poisoned, force-fed chemicals, then killed.

But this doesn’t need to happen. MBR Acres does not need to kill puppies. Scientists have already created new testing methods that can replace these beagles today!

Here are the powerful, proven alternatives to animal testing:

  • Organ-on-a-chip technology
  • AI and advanced computer modelling
  • Human cell-based testing

These methods are more accurate, more ethical, and they don’t require animal cruelty.

This needless suffering is why in 2022, Animal Rising rescued 23 puppies from MBR Acres. This year, the 20 rescuers will be taken to court, pleading not guilty to “burglary.”  This is the year animal testing will be put on trial.

There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments. And that is why we are calling for the Home Office to phase out animal testing, starting by immediately closing MBR Acres and advocating for investment into modern testing methods which are ethical and more reliable.

The UK has a chance to lead the world in modern, humane science by investing in cutting-edge alternatives like AI and organ-on-a-chip technology. It's time for the government to put our scientists, our economy, and our values first. By backing innovation instead of cruelty, we can protect the animals we love and spare countless lives, human and non-human alike.

Please join us in calling for the Home Office to safely rehome the beagles and shut down MBR Acres once and for all.


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For the thousands of puppies still trapped in cages, let's win these trials and Shut Down MBR Acres.

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  • shannon jones
    signed 2026-01-21 12:06:23 +0000
  • Rebecca Pritchard
    signed 2026-01-21 12:05:00 +0000
  • aline kleiner
    signed 2026-01-21 12:04:18 +0000
  • Aries Labanon
    signed 2026-01-21 12:04:11 +0000
  • Julia Kropf
    signed 2026-01-21 12:03:39 +0000
  • Ariana Reyes
    signed 2026-01-21 11:56:19 +0000
  • Emmy Samsel
    signed 2026-01-21 11:55:00 +0000
    Go vegan 🌱
  • Maudy Vermeulen
    signed 2026-01-21 11:54:27 +0000
  • Jackie Barnes
    signed 2026-01-21 11:53:29 +0000
    It’s time in this modern age of science that we STOP! needless experimentation on innocent victims who cannot defend themselves. Please end this NOW!
  • Livi Peters
    signed 2026-01-21 11:53:27 +0000
  • ella cox
    signed 2026-01-21 11:52:51 +0000
  • Eva Tasdemir
    signed 2026-01-21 11:51:07 +0000
  • Adaugo Onyenucheya
    signed 2026-01-21 11:50:36 +0000
  • Elyzabeth Leonas
    signed 2026-01-21 11:47:12 +0000
  • Síne McGrane
    signed 2026-01-21 11:43:33 +0000
  • poppy sood
    signed 2026-01-21 11:43:16 +0000
  • leslie baez
    signed 2026-01-21 11:40:32 +0000
    there is no reason to conduct these inhuman methods if MODERN HUMANE ALTERNATIVES EXIST!
  • Valeria Ruiz Salgado
    signed 2026-01-21 11:38:56 +0000
  • Sophie Dempster
    signed 2026-01-21 11:35:55 +0000
    this is sick and evil and needs to stop immediately
  • ishita pattanayak
    signed 2026-01-21 11:33:31 +0000
  • Maya Longmore
    signed 2026-01-21 11:32:50 +0000
  • Tyler Atkinson
    signed 2026-01-21 11:26:49 +0000
  • Elizabeth Healy
    signed 2026-01-21 11:26:15 +0000
  • Grace Morgan
    signed 2026-01-21 11:24:56 +0000
  • Dilyn Long
    signed 2026-01-21 11:21:39 +0000
  • Thomas Branch
    signed 2026-01-21 11:16:49 +0000
  • Danah Gow
    signed 2026-01-21 11:16:34 +0000
  • Onika Mokoena
    signed 2026-01-21 11:16:09 +0000
  • Danny G
    signed 2026-01-21 11:16:06 +0000
    I have had a rescued beagle from live experiments for 9 years. You can read about the Telangana, Hyderabad animal testing center that got shut down. Probably got my beagle from there but I dont know


    Just like our center got shut down, I hope your center goes too. My sweet doggie just passed a few days ago because of an enlarged heart but he had to be on almost ICU like care to be able to live for so long because of the horrendous things these Humans do. I support you and so does my baby who is in heaven. Praying for you
  • Julia Sandford
    signed 2026-01-21 11:15:17 +0000